Chapter 128 It’s Much More Convenient
Shen Yueyao looked at the head of the village and sighed in her heart that Uncle Lin was really a very good head of the village.
Very responsible to the village.
Qiu gritted her teeth and hurried to follow.
Shen Yueyao was responsible for leading the way, and soon they arrived at the pool in the valley.
There was still water in the pool, as if it came out from the ground.
The village head was so excited that tears came to his eyes. "There really is water, there really is water, Madam Su, you are the benefactor of our village."
Qiu's eyes widened as well. She quickly ran over and squatted down beside the pool. "Although there's only a little water, it's moist, which means water is seeping up from the ground. This means there's groundwater. This is good. Our village is saved, and all our food is saved."
Shen Yueyao said, "I heard from my mother before that this mountain is also planned to be within the scope of our village, so if we dig a pond here, it will also belong to our village."
The village head was very excited at this time, crying and laughing as he looked at the pool.
"If we dig like this, we're sure to find a lot of water. That's great, absolutely fantastic."
"Mrs. Su, you are amazing."
"Now, I admire no one but you."
"I originally wanted to dig a well, but I didn't know where to dig. I was worried that even if the whole village worked hard, there would still be no water."
The pressure on everyone during this period is very high.
He couldn't get enough rest.
Now, he could finally relax.
He even felt like he was dreaming. He said to Qiu: "Pinch me."
Qiu grumbled at him, but still reached out and pinched herself, "It hurts, it really does. Put your hand here and you'll know if it's water."
The head of the village and Mrs. Qiu were excited for a while.
Shen Yueyao was relatively calm.
Because she knew that there would always be water in the mountains as long as there was no drought for two or three years.
Fortunately, it will rain in two months, so this area will not continue to dry up.
And once we find a water source, as long as everyone works together to dig a pool of water, we will find water.
Shen Yueyao channeled the spiritual energy in the space into her body and focused it into her eyes.
This way you can see through the rocks on the mountain and see the rock layers underneath.
She found that she could dig ponds and wells here without any problems.
There must have been a huge waterfall on this part of the mountain, but perhaps the crust changed later and the waterfall disappeared.
But there is abundant groundwater, so there is no need to worry about water problems.
When they returned, the village head and Mrs. Qiu were still in shock.
The village head planned to go back and call the villagers to continue the meeting to discuss the matter of digging a pond on the mountain.
As for what happens next, Shen Yueyao doesn't need to worry about it.
Naturally, the villagers discussed what to do.
However, the village head and Mrs. Qiu both said, "Madam Su, don't worry. You were the one who discovered the location of the water source. I will make sure the villagers will remember you and give your family first priority in all water needs."
Shen Yueyao didn't refuse and said, "Uncle Lin, just make the arrangements as you see fit."
"My husband said that judging by the weather, it will rain later. I don't know exactly when it will rain, but it will definitely rain. Don't worry too much."
If someone else said this, the head of the village and Mrs. Qiu would think it was comforting.
But since Shen Yueyao said so, they believed it.
After listening to Shen Yueyao's words, the head of the village and Mrs. Qiu felt relieved.
If it rains later, it will feel much easier.
If it rains, people won’t have to carry water to irrigate the fields so often, and they can use their free time on weekdays to do other things.
Every day I carry water to the fields and bend down to water them. I am busy all day and it is easy for my back to ache when I go home at night.
This is all physical work.
But there is nothing we can do if it doesn’t rain, so we have to do this.
Now they are looking forward to the rain.
Qiu took Shen Yueyao's hand and said gratefully, "Mother Yao, you have really helped our village a lot."
At the same time, she also sighed in her heart that such a daughter-in-law was not worthy of being treasured by Sister Meng, and she often muttered about it.
It's rare to call her that.
After returning home, Shen Yueyao saw Su Xueyi busy chopping wood in the yard and said, "Husband, you haven't been well for long, don't work too hard."
Chopping wood is physical work.
Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao gently and said, "It's okay, this little work won't be tiring."
In the past, Shen Yueyao was the one who did some of the firewood chopping work.
She has a lot of things to do, and if anyone is hard-working, it is Yao Niang who does the hard work.
Su Xueyi stayed at home with nothing to do, and always wanted to do whatever she could to help Shen Yueyao, so that she would have less work to do.
Sometimes when her mother and Erya are not around, Yao Niang has to do many things herself.
In the past, he couldn't help and could only worry. Now that he can help, he naturally wants to do more.
But Shen Yueyao looked a little distressed.
I always feel that someone with Su Xueyi's temperament and bearing shouldn't be doing something like chopping wood.
She thought for a moment and said, "Husband, after the matter with the Fan family is settled, you can go to the academy to study."
"It's already April, and the college entrance exams will be in June soon. The sooner you go to the college, the sooner you can adapt to the learning atmosphere."
Shen Yueyao felt that it was a waste of Su Xueyi's talent to let her stay at home all the time.
"Yao Niang, there's no need..."
Before Su Xueyi could finish her words, Shen Yueyao interrupted him and said, "Don't worry about anything else. I'll take care of everything at home. I know the monthly tuition for the academy will be at least a few hundred coins. Including pens, ink, paper, inkstone, meals, etc., it will probably cost one or two taels of silver a month. Don't worry about these. I'll prepare them for you."
Su Xueyi was touched and felt guilty, "Yao Niang, you are my wife. I should protect you and support this family for you, but now everything in the family needs you to arrange..."
"Even if I go to the academy, I still need you to spend money. This is really not right."
The education Su Xueyi received since childhood made it impossible for him to accept these things with peace of mind.
Shen Yueyao was stunned. She didn’t expect Su Xueyi to think so.
"Don't feel any psychological burden. There's no such thing as right or wrong. We're a family and we should support each other. This situation is only temporary. I believe you'll be able to support this family in the future, and then I can relax."
"And if you pass the exam and become a scholar, it will immediately bring good changes to your family."
"Since our family has a scholar, others will look upon us with more respect."
Although she said so, Su Xueyi still felt heavy in her heart.
He knew that Yao Niang said this to comfort him and just wanted him to not have such a heavy psychological burden.
Su Xueyi put down the axe in her hand and reached out to hold Shen Yueyao's hand.
I immediately felt the calluses on the palms of her hands.
Su Xueyi gently groped and said, "Yao Niang, your hands are full of calluses."
When Su Xueyi touched the cocoon, her heart felt a little sore and painful.
Shen Yueyao actually didn't think there was anything wrong.
In her previous life, she had other calluses on her hands from practicing some skills.
"It's nothing, I already have calluses."
Shen Yueyao is really not a pretentious person.
She feels a sense of accomplishment as she works hard every day to make her family better and better.
Shen Yueyao didn't want to dwell on this issue, so she changed the subject and said, "You know, I want to expand my business in the future. When I expand my business, there will definitely be people who will be jealous. Especially in some industries, the harvest will be very high, and the net profit will be very high. Then I will definitely rely on you."
"Even if our family tries to win over others, they may not help us."
"So we might as well rely on ourselves. When you pass the exam and are in a high position, you'll be like an umbrella of protection. Others will be jealous of our business and won't dare to do anything, right?"
"So, don't worry about the present, and don't save that little money. Go to the academy if you need to."
"If you're not used to living in the academy, you can go home and rest every day. If you're worried about disrupting your studies, you can come back every five or six days. It's up to you to do whatever makes you feel most comfortable."
"Don't feel pressured to study. You should have fun studying anyway."
Listening to Shen Yueyao say this, Su Xueyi couldn't help but laugh softly.
Whenever I listen to her talk, my heart becomes comfortable and at ease.
I remember that when I was a child, both my grandfather and my father were extremely strict with him in his studies.
Even when I was just starting my education at the age of two, I wasn't told that I had to learn happily.
Her ideas were quite different.
Shen Yueyao looked at Su Xueyi who was just looking down at her and smiling. He was so beautiful and charming, and when he smiled elegantly, he could easily bewitch people.
Shen Yueyao's face turned red from being stared at, and she felt a little embarrassed and said, "Why are you looking at me laughing? Tell me whether you are going to the academy or not?"
Su Xueyi felt that Shen Yueyao looked very different from usual and a little cute.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. If you say we're going to the academy, then we'll go."
As she spoke, Su Xueyi reached out her hand and gently tidied up Shen Yueyao's messy hair.
His movements were gentle and soft, and when he looked at someone intently, there was a tender and affectionate look in his eyes.
Shen Yueyao stood there, not daring to move, and felt Su Xueyi's breath brushing against her ears, which was very hot.
Her eyelashes trembled, and she changed the subject a little uncomfortably, "I heard from Fourth Brother a while ago that Wang Tiecai's hometown was in turmoil, and his relatives had all come to the academy. Now Wang Tiecai's reputation has been completely affected."
"My fourth brother said that he might be expelled from the academy. As for the situation with the Fan family, my fourth brother hasn't said anything yet."
Shen Yueyao was mainly worried that the Fan family would continue to deal with Su Xueyi after knowing that Su Xueyi's leg had healed.
So even after Su Xueyi's leg healed, she didn't arrange for him to go to the academy immediately.
I'm also worried about his safety.
Su Xueyi sighed softly and touched Shen Yueyao's hair, "Don't worry about such things, I will arrange it."
Forehead?
Arranged?
Shen Yueyao looked up and blinked, not quite understanding what Su Xueyi meant for a moment.
…
But after a while, Shen Yueyao understood what Su Xueyi meant.
Because when Shen Yueyao went to the town, she heard people in the town discussing something.
"Have you heard? That Wang Tiecai divorced Miss Fan and brought the Fan family and Miss Fan to the government."
"What? You're going to file a lawsuit directly with the government?"
"That's right. Wang Tiecai's reputation is ruined. He was kicked out of the academy and couldn't take the entrance exam. I don't know how he got into trouble with the Fan family. After he reported it, everyone knew that his former classmate, Master Su, was harmed by the Fan family."
"Oh my God, the Fan family actually did such a thing?"
"Not only that, Miss Fan also abused and killed a maid, using cruel methods. She had a crush on Master Su before, but he didn't agree, so she held a grudge and wanted to destroy him."
"It's abominable. Anyone who harms scholars will be arrested."
Even ordinary people knew that scholars were precious, and the laws of the Great Yan Dynasty protected scholars.
No one is allowed to persecute others at will.
The Fan family is at most a businessman. If a businessman dares to harm a scholar, he will naturally have to pay the price.
Before, the government did not investigate unless the people filed a complaint. Now that Wang Tiecai has brought Miss Fan to the government, this matter cannot be ignored.
I also heard from people in the town that the county magistrate had arrested Miss Fan based on the evidence provided by Wang Tiecai and the confessions of the two maids' families. I heard that Fan Donglan was already dead.
I also heard that the Fan family had been sealed off because of irrefutable evidence of their involvement.
Whether it is true or not, it is true that the Fan family was sealed off.
After hearing the news, Shen Yueyao felt relieved.
Now Su Xueyi can go out to study at the academy.
Shen Yueyao was happy, so she went to buy some meat and vegetables to cook at home.
When they returned to the village, the villagers greeted Shen Yueyao warmly when they saw her.
“Oh, it’s Sister Shen, she’s going to town.”
“Sister Shen, your ox pulling the cart looks very strong and runs very fast.”
"Yueyao, I, an old woman, must thank you very much. Thanks to you for helping our village solve the water problem, now everyone has water to irrigate the fields and the crops are saved."
"That's right, that's right. Now our whole village is grateful to Yueyao."
Ever since Shen Yueyao brought the village head and Qiu to find the pond on the mountain, the village head led the whole village to dig out the pond and found groundwater.
That large pond is enough to provide water for the village for a while.
The head of the village said that this was Shen Yueyao's contribution and asked everyone to remember the kindness.
The villagers were very sincere and thoughtful in their hearts, but they were very enthusiastic when they saw the Su family and Shen Yueyao.
Seeing if the Su family needs any help, everyone wants to lend a hand.
Even their land does not need to be watered by themselves. Villagers who are free take turns to help water the land.
Looking at everyone's smiling faces, Shen Yueyao was in a good mood.
"Auntie Liu, Grandma Li, look at what you said. We are all from the same village. There is no need to say thank you. Besides, when our family had problems in the past, everyone helped enthusiastically."
An old lady nearby said gratefully, "Yueyao, not only that, you also helped collect duck eggs from everyone, so that everyone could have more copper coins to supplement their family income. If it weren't for you, those duck eggs wouldn't be sold..."
Everyone couldn't help but talk a lot to Shen Yueyao.
They were also sincerely grateful to Shen Yueyao.
As she was talking, Shen Yueyao took a bullock cart back home.
Since buying the cow, Shen Yueyao has prescribed medicine for its treatment and added spiritual spring water. Now the cow has recovered and is very strong.
When going to and from the town, Shen Yueyao would ride in an ox cart, which was much more convenient.
…
When she returned home, Shen Yueyao saw Shen Shaojing at home.
"Fourth brother, you're here?"
Shen Shaojing said excitedly: “Sister, I came here to tell you about the Fan family and Wang Tiecai.”
"I know. Everyone in town is talking about it."
Shen Shaojing said: "No, sister, it's different from the rumors outside. I know the real story. Fan Donglan is dead. She was killed by Wang Tiecai. But the Fan family found out, and Wang Tiecai took the evidence and sued the Fan family first..."
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